The Death Sentence
1980, Polish. Directed by Witold Orzechowski.
A spy thriller set in 1943 when the Polish Resistance was killing SS- officers and collaborators in Lublin and Zamosc. Polish hitman romances with "officer's lady" while he is setting up her boyfriend for his sentence of death. In the end, he loses out to a collaborator living next door.
- Runtime
- 1h 41m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Polish
- Rated
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Cast & crew
- Witold OrzechowskiDirector
- Wojciech Wysocki"Smukły"
- Jerzy Bończak"Nurek"
- Doris KunstmannKrystyna Bucholc vel Christine Muller
- Stanisław IgarAugust von Dehl
- Sławomira ŁozińskaZyta
- Piotr Dejmek"Zyndram"
- Leon Niemczyk"Rawicz"
- Holger MahlichHans Frank
- Erich ThiedeHeinrich Himmler
- Klaus-Peter ThieleRudolf Foerster
- Dorit GäblerSinger
- Janusz DziubińskiGestapo Agent
Details
- Released
- 8 September 1980
- Original title
- Wyrok śmierci
- Country
- Poland
- Written by
- Jerzy Gierałtowski, Witold Orzechowski
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The Death Sentence runs 101 minutes (1h 41m).
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The Death Sentence isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 8 September 1980. (Checked 9 November 2026.)
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Who directed The Death Sentence?
The Death Sentence (1980) was directed by Witold Orzechowski and stars Wojciech Wysocki, Jerzy Bończak, Doris Kunstmann.